Golf game



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The present invention relates to game apparatus particularly designed for the purpose of simulating the art of putting in the well known game of golf, and the prime object of the invention resides in the provision of certain improvements in the apparatus as compared with Letters Patent No. 1,675,937 issued to me on July 3, 1928, and the application Serial No. 293,478 filed by me on July 17,1928.

The specific objects of the improved structure resides in the provision of improved means for returning the balls in a more accessible manner and particularly in the provision of trip means for simultaneously setting the indicators and delivering the balls into a trough from which they may be easily and readily rolled on to the putting board portion.

\Vith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the apparatus embodying the features of my invention,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a central longitudinal section therethrough,

Figure 4 is a detail longitudinal section showing the mechanism for raising the ball delivering plate,

Figure 5 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 5,

Figure 7 is a erspective view of a link rod.

Figure 8 is a ragmentary longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 88 of Figure 2,

F i ure 9 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 99 of Figure 2, and

Figure 10 is a perspective view of another link rod.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a playing board having the extension 6 inclining downwardly from one end thereof. A side wall structure 7 supports the playing board 56 in any suitable or preferred manner.

A wall 8 and a bottom 9 form a trough with the rear curved portion of the wall 7 at the rear end of the board 5 andthis bottom inclines to an intermediate point 10 as is clearl indicated in Figure 5 for delivering balls into one of the longitudinal troughs 11.

On the wall 7 adjacent said bottom 10 there is a deflector strip 12 so as to prevent any balls from bouncing out of this portion of the wall. A deflector 14 is mounted on the bottom 9 at the point 10 to direct the balls into the trough 11 leading therefrom as is clearly illustrated in Figure 6.

The bottom end of the extension 6 merges into a playing board 16. The board 5-6 is provided with a plurality of holes 14 preferably nine in number to simulate a nine hole course.

An indicating mechanism 17 is associated with each hole so as to indicate the passage of a ball therethrough. A trough 11 leads from each hole 14. These troughs 11 lead to a common diagonal trough 18 secured to the bottom of the inclined extension 6 therefore being inclined laterally of the board toward one end.

The indicator mechanisms are set by rods 19 which are connected to a common cross bar or strap 20. Links 21 are slidable through openings in a bar 22 on the trough 18 and through blocks 23 secured to the bottom of the inclined extension 6 and the strap 20 is secured to the links 21 as at 24 in any suitable manner.

Obviously when the strap 20 is pulled all the indicator mechanisms may be set simultaneously.

A wall 26 is supported in spaced parallelism from the outer side of one side of the wall 7 adjacent the playing board 6 by means of a block extension 28 and a stop extension 29 which leaves an outlet 0 ening 30 with respect to the adjacent end of the wall 7. A plate 32 is mounted in the space between the wall 7, block 28 and wall 26 and the ends of an inclined bottom 33 which is disposed between the wall 7, the wall 26 and the stop extension 29.

This plate 32 has its upper end formed with a flange 35 which is provided with an element 36 slidably engaging a guide 37 vertically disposed on the wall 7 as is clearly illustrated in Figure 9. The trough 18 leads to an opening 38 in the wall 7 adjacent the upper end of the plate 32. I

This plate is provided with straps 39 receiving cranks 40 of crank shaft 41 journaled in bearings 42 on the board extension 6. these bearings being preferably supported on a block 43 depending from the extension.

A shaft 44 is journaled through the ends of wall 7 transversely under the lower end of the extension 6 and also through the wall 26 and terminates in a treadle or crank 45 just outside the wall 26.

Links 47 are engaged with cranks 48 on this shaft 44 and also with links 21. A link 49 is engaged with one of the cranks 48 as is shown in Figure 4 by means of an offset end 50 and has an elongated loop 51 at the other end thereof formed with a hook 52. A link 53 is pivotally engaged with cranks 54 on the crank shaft 41 and has a pin extension 56 extending through the elongated loop 51.

A spring 57 is engaged with the hook 52 and with the link 53 as at 58. A cover 60 is preferably provided over the wall 26 and the adjacent portion of the wall 7 above the plate 32.

When a player has putted all nine balls and they have returned through the troughs 11 and 18 on to the plate 32 it will be seen that the next player may have to await the treadle crank 45 to rock the shaft 44 thereby setting all the indicating mechanisms which have been tripped. An suitable indicating mechanism may be used ut I prefer the mechanism disclosed in my said pending application.

The rocking of the shaft 44 causes one of the cranks 48 to push the link 49 and to actuate the link 53 through the spring 57 thereby rocking the cranks 54 and the crank shafts 41 so that the cranks 40 of these crank shafts will raise the plate 32 from the full line position shown in Figure 8 to the dotted line position shown in the same figure whereby the balls may roll down on to the inclined bottom 33 being stopped by the stop extension 29 so that they may be knocked out on to the playing board 16 one at a time.

A spring 62 anchored as at 63 on one of the troughs 11 and as at 64 on an intermediate portion of the strap 20 will return the working parts of the setting and ball delivering mechanism to normal position as will be quite apparent.

If for any reason the plate 32 should become jammed, it will be seen that no harm can be done by actuating the treadle because the spring 57 would merely stretch without actuating the cranks 54 and the crank shafts 41.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this improved structure will now be clearly understood without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification in order to bring out the functional cooperation between the instrumentalities used to carry out the objects and advantages heretofore mentioned.

It is apparent that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a golf putting game of the class described, a play board having a hole, a trough leading from the hole, a compartment. said trough inclining to the compartment, a plate, means. for movably mounting the plate in the compartment, an inclined bottom adjacent the compartment so that the plate may be raised to deliver the balls on to the inclined bottom, a pair of crank shafts, straps on the plate to receive the cranks of the crank shafts, and means for simultaneously operating the crank shaft.

2. In a golf putting game of the class described, a play board having a hole, a trough leading from the hole, a compartment, said trough inclining to the compartment, a plate, means for movably mounting the plate in the compartment, an inclined bottom adjacent the compartment so that the plate may be raised to deliver the balls on to the inclined bottom, a pair of crank shafts, straps on the plate to receive the cranks of the crank shafts, arms on the crank shafts, a link connecting the arms, and means for holding the link to rock the arms and crank shafts.

3. In a golf putting game of the class described, a play board having a hole, a trough leading from the hole, a compartment, said trough inclining to the compartment, a plate, means for movably mounting the plate in the compartment, an inclined bottom adjacent the compartment so that the plate may be raised to deliver the balls on to the inclined bottom, a pair of crank shafts. straps on the late to receive the cranks of the crank sha s, arms on the crank shafts, a link connecting the arms, a shaft, a treadle for rocking the shaft, an arm on the shaft. a link engaged with the arm and having a pin and slot connection with the first mentioned link a spring engaged with the second link and with the first link whereby the rocking of the shaft by the treadle tends to stretch the spring through the second link thereby actuating the first link.

4. In a golf putting game of the class described, a play board having a hole, a trough leading from the hole, a compartment,

said trough inclining to the compartment,

.2. plate, means for movably mounting the plate in the compartment, an inclined bottom adjacent the compartment so that the plate may be raised to deliver the balls on to the inclined bottom, a pair of crank shafts, straps on the plate to receive the cranks of the crank shafts, arms on the crank shafts, a link connecting the arms, a shaft, a treadle for rocking the shaft, an arm on the shaft, a link engaged with the arm and having a pin and slot connection with the first mentioned link, a spring engaged with the second link and with the first link whereby the rocking of the shaft by the treadle tends to stretch the spring through the second link thereby actuating the first link, an indicator mechanism associated with the hole, and means operatively connecting the indicatin mechanism and the treadle operated shaft or setting said indicating mechanism.

5. In a game apparatus of the class described, a play board having a trough at one end with a bottom declined toward an intermediate point, a trough leading from said intermediate point, a deflector on the bottom at said intermediate point to direct balls into said trough.

6. In a game apparatus of the class described, a play board having a trough at one end with a bottom declined toward an intermediate point, a trough leading from said intermediate point, a deflector on the bottom at said intermediate'point to direct balls into said trou h, and a guard strip in the first mentione trough to prevent balls from bouncing therefrom.

7. A game apparatus of the class described including a game board having an inclined portion and a plurality of holes, troughs leading from the holes, a diagonal trough fixed to the bottom of the inclined portion so as to incline transversely and the first mentioned trough being connected thereto, a compartment at the lower end of the diagonal trough to receive the balls therefrom, a plate in the compartment, and means for moving the plate to eject the balls from the compartment, an inclined bottom to receive the balls, said means for raising the plate including a pair of crank shafts, straps engaged with the cranks of the crank shafts and secured to the plate, and means for rocking the shafts.

8. A game apparatus of the class described including a game board having an inclined portion and a pluralit of holes, troughs leading from the holes, a iagonal trough fixed to the bottom of the inclined portion so as to incline transversely and the first mentioned troughs being connected thereto, a compartment at the lower end of the diagonal trough to receive the balls therefrom, a plate in the compartment, an inclined bottom to receive the balls, said means for raising the plate including a pair of crank shafts, straps engaged with the cranks of the crank shafts and secured to the plate, arms on the shafts, a link connecting the arms, a third shaft, treadle operating means for said third shaft, an arm on the third shaft, a link engaged with the arm of the third shaft and having a pin and slot connection with the first link, a spring engaged with the two links so that when the arm of the third shaft is rocked tending to stretch the spring by the second link, said first link is actuated so as to cause the rocking of the crank shafts.

9. A game apparatus of the class described including a game board having an inclined portion and a plurality of holes, troughs leading from the holes, a diagonal trough fixed to the bottom of the inclined portion so as to incline transversely and the first mentioned troughs being connected thereto, a compartment at the lower end of the diagonal trough to receive the balls therefrom, a plate in the compartment, an inclined bottom to receive the balls, said means for raising the plate including a pair of crank shafts, straps engaged with the cranks of the crank shafts and secured to the plate, arms on the shafts, a link connecting the arms, a third shaft, treadle operating means for said third shaft, an arm on the third shaft, a link engaged with the arm of the third shaft and having a pin and vslot connection with the first link, a spring engaged with the two links so that when the arm of the third shaft is rocked tending to stretch the spring by the second link, said first link is actuated so as to cause the rocking of the crank shafts, indicating mechanisms assooiated with the holes, rods for resetting the indicating mechanisms, a cross bar connected to said rods, and links connecting the cross bar with the arm of the third shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HYMAN B. LASTING. 

